The Adar Electric Dictionary for Electricians

We run on a different kind of energy around here. We love our work – we live it, breathe it and eat electricity for breakfast – and so we also have our own in-house glossary, private and ours alone, which we have been using regularly for several years now. So in honour of you joining our dream team, here is the secret language, with a vocabulary that is revolutionary in this industry and will help you fit right in and feel at home.

The company → "the mixer"
Because our company is like a mixer: employees, goods, contractors, invoices, payments and banks all go in – and something amazing comes out!

The office → "admin HQ"
Because a great many of the processes that let us deliver service at the standard we want are down to the administrative and back-office services we get from the office – every bit as important as the electrical work itself.

The staff → "the electrifiers"
Because there's no beating the Adar Electric team!

Clients → "the supplied"
In Hebrew this is a pun: mesupakim means both "satisfied" and "supplied with power". When you get the right electrical output, everyone is satisfied.

Service vehicle → "the carriage"
When we drive a service vehicle we feel like we're in a grand carriage, with all the highest-quality, most professional equipment you could dream of for delivering the best services in the industry.

Work vehicle → "titanium"
One of the strongest, most durable and most interesting materials in the world – it reminds us of the sheer power of our vehicles.

Ladder → "Sulamus"
From the Hebrew sulam (ladder), given a mock-Latin ending. The electrician's best friend – an essential tool that also keeps us safe.

A-frame ladder → "Gamlus"
One of the best ladders there is for any kind of work. In Hebrew it is shaped like the letter gimel – hence, for short, Gamlus!

Voltage meter → "Moddus"
A voltmeter, if you like – but to us it's Moddus (from moded, "measures"), because we don't go anywhere without it!

Megger → "Bidudon"
You could call it a resistance meter, or an ohmmeter (if tongue-twisters are your hobby), but we like to call it Bidudon – from bidud, "insulation" – because its job is to test the quality of the insulation in a circuit.

Loop tester → "Grounik"
It's also called an LT, but we rather prefer its affectionate nickname, which echoes the English word "grounding".

Power station → "the generator"
If there's one thing that happens at a power station on a regular basis, it's generating electricity – so why not keep it short and simply call it "the generator"?

Substation → "the converter"
This is an installation forming part of the electricity grid. The station converts high voltage to low voltage, or the other way round, and performs other important functions – usually between the generating station and the customer.

Switching station → "the router"
Moving electricity from high voltage to low voltage is serious work. Besides, we think "the router" suits what actually goes on at switching stations far better.

In summary, working in electricity is a lot more than a job to us – it's life.

That's why we like having just the right nickname for every important term in the industry.

We simply love what we do, and all the tools, parts, equipment and people involved in it. So what do you say?

Ready to climb into the titanium or the carriage and start electrifying as many satisfied clients as possible?